It's kind of hard to keep up with the story du jour in Edmonton these days. As of this writing, Oilers coach Todd McLellan has just announced that goalie Cam Talbot will be out for at least two weeks, leaving the Oilers to rely on Laurent Brossoit and Nick Ellis as they attempt to drag themselves back into the playoff race.

I want to circle back to a story that was in the news over the past few days. McLellan talked at some length Wednesday about his own preference to load up his top two lines with his top players. He explained his preference for playing Leon Draisaitl together with Connor McDavid in the following terms:

In my mind there is a great fit there. They played together for a lot of games last year and produced a ton of points, and that's obviously Leon [Draisaitl]. They have a connection and understand how each other plays. They complement each other quite well, size and strength and vision with the speed and the pace; both have the ability to...

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